Stamp-canceler.



:No. ssmsoa. Patented Mir. 18,1902.

J. summelan.

STAMP CANCELER.

(Applies-tic filed Dec. 22, 1899.)

(No Model.) 3 Sheets Sheet l.

.1. summaan.

STAMP CANCELER.

(Application filed Dec. 22, 1899.

QNG Model.)

Patented Mar. l8, I902.

3 S heetsSheet 2' No. 695,608. Patented Mar. 18, I902. J. GUIDINGER.

STAMP CANUELER.

(Application filed Dec. 22, 1899.;

4N0 Model.)

citizen of the United States, residing at Les.

I UNITED STATES JOSEPH GUIDI'NGER; OF Los ANGELES, CAL FORNIA.-

STAM P-CANCELE'R.

SPEQIFIGATION arming part of Letters Patent No. eea'poaaata March is, 1902. 7 Application filed December 22', 1899. Serial No. 741,315, (No model.) I v I I To .aZZ whom; it'nmy concern.

Be it known that I, JOSEPH Gninmcnn, a

Angelcs, in the'county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Stamp-Oanceler, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to providc a stamp-canceler of very simple construction and positive and rapid operation. In this appliance the letters are carried through the machine by rotary'parts, sotha't high speed of operation is secured without destructive strain of the operative parts. I provide for feeding the letters edgewise, so as to allow the type in the rotary type-bar to be set in a line extending parallel withthe axis of the rotary type-bar. I J.

The invention can be carried out in various way c j The accompanying drawings illustrate-the preferred form of my invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my newly-invented stamp canceler with lettersin the bedchute or way ready for canceling. Fig. 2 is. a front elevation of the same, omitting the letters and follower. .This view is taken looking from the left in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmental detail to illustrate the rotary type-bar and the withdrawing-roll. Fig.. t is a fragmental sectional elevation on line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5-is a sectional-detail on line 5 5, Fig. 2.

The stamp-cancclercotnprisesa rotary friction feed-roll 1, a letter gu'ide 2 for guiding a letter in the direction of the rotation of said roll, means-for holding a bunch 'ofletters .with one of said letters in contact with said roll, a rotarytypeholder 3, arranged to carry a withdrawing-roll 4 arranged its type in the path of the letter to clamp the letter between the feed-roll and the type, and

adjacent to and to operate in conj unction with theroll 1 to :carry the letter away from the path'of the Any suitable 'means for holding the contact with the friction-r0ll and guide may be provided. Theineans shown in the drawings for this purpose comprise a way ,5 and a follower 6, which runs in the way to carry the bunch of letters toward the friction-roll. The way. comprisesbars 5T andv a side board 5". The bars 5' slant upward toward the under ends are formed into the guide 2, which lies immediately under Iand in convergence with 3. The type will preferably be a dovetail stereotype-plate, as shown, to slip into a dove tail seat 9 in the ty pe-ho'lder.

of rotation. i

through the frame 10 into Way's l2 in the type holder to hold the holder in the frame '10.-

hold the holder away from the axis of rotation. ,14 indicates a'follower adjusted by screws portion and screw'through the sides ofthe type-frame 10. 7 a

'16 indicates an inking-roller, with which tion.. In the drawings I have shown a hollow provided with perforations 18 to allow ink to the padded surface 19 of the roller.

The bars 5 of the way are concave upon their upperfside to prevent a long bunch of letters from buckling up in the center. The follower 6 is mounted to slide on the bars 5, forming the bed-upon which the letters slide, and two of the bars are provided with flanges follower 6 with'relation .to the bed. The withdrawin'g' ro'ller 4 is formed in short lengths of yielding material 4', mounted on a shaft 4", and'is arranged to'run velop, so as to catch the envelop between the moment the envelop is discharged from beactionof the feed-roller and withdrawingrollerguides the envelop of the letter up throughan opening 25 in the bottom of a 11 indicates removable lugs which extend 13 indicates springs to normally yieldingly 15 to regulate the tension of the springs 13. The lugs 11 are screw-threaded at their'outer.

escape from the inside of the roller to" moisten such as india-.rubber,--

close to the feed-roll l in the path of the en tween the type and the f cod-roller. Then the sideofthefrictionfeed-rbll Landtheir npper pi the roller, and are-also formed into the stop 7 to intercept the letter and hold it in the path of the type 8, carried by the type-holder v The type-holder 3is carried by a'type-fraine 10, in whichthev I type-holder 3 slides toward andtrom theaxis 73 the typewill come into contact at each rota-" inking-roller to be'filled with a suitable liq uid ink. The shell 17 of the inking-roller is 20, under which lugs 21 of the follower extend to hold the followerv in place on.thebed..- 22 23'2i'indicate an'adjustable brace on the 1*: follower for adjusting the inclination of the withdrawing-roller and the feed-roller the ters to be carried forward by the roll.

. rack 26. ,The rear Wall 27 of said rack is rearward-of the withdrawing-roller 4, so that after the envelops have passed up their lower edges will .be carried bythe withdrawing-roller 4' forward away from the lower portion of the rear all 27, thus leaving the passage free for the e trance of another envelop. In. Fig 4 an envelop a is shown in position after having just passed through, between the feedroller 1 and withdrawing-roller 4.

,0. indicates an envelop stopped against stop 7 and just ready to be thrown by'the type 8 against the feed-roller 1 to be stamped.

a indicates the envelops carried by the follower 6, anda'." indicates envelop's in the rack 26.. 1

. 28 indicates'a largedriving-wheel meshing I jgwiththegear-wheel 29-' on the feed-roll -1 to r'otate the same.

w .30 indicates a cog-wheel on the other end of the feed-roll, meshing with a cog-wheel 31 on the type-frame to cause the feed-roll 1 and the type-frame 10 to rotate at the same speed, so that the impression of the type will be clear and distinct.

32- indicates a crank for the wheel 28, and

t 33 indicates'a balance-wheel on the shaft of the type frame or roll to maintain uniform rotation .of the same.' The peripheryofthe feed-r0111 is formed to produce friction upon the letter envelop or card brought against its "surface; The periphery of the roll may be formed-of rubber, or iuhay be of metal with a finely-roughened surfacesucli, for instance, as the cutting-surface of a file--the roughening to be sufficient to cause the letmoved and a pulley (not shown) substituted for thecog-wheel 29 for a belt (not shown) .driven by an electric motor or other motor.

(Not shown.)

The letter-receiving faces on the stops 7 as shown in Fig. 5, extend substantially radial of the feed-roller 1.

In practical operation theoperator' will place a bunch of letters and cards to be postmarked on the bed in the way 5 against the follower 6. The wheel 28 will then be rotated, thus rotating the several rolls, and the operator will push the follower 6 upward, thus bringing the upper letter againstthe feedroll at a tangent thereto. When the letter is brought to this position, its lower edge passes over the projecting angle 34: and onto the guide-faces 2, thus allowing the envelop to he slipped upward along the faces of the guides of the type.

surface of the inking-roller is presented to the type at each rotation d! thetype-bar. The 89? rolls 4 and 16 remaihfigtationary except when operated by contae Qfthe envelop and the type, respectively. 'lhe'contactingportions 4' of the roll are Beret-distances apart, so as a a to not touch the letters at the part to which the postmark is applied' "A free space is also allowed between the guides 2 to allow the" type-bar to rotate therebetwe'en. g

If the attendant prefers, hemay dispense with the use of the follower and may carry 0 the letters up the slideway5 by his hand. i What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of thel lnited States, is- 1.- A stamp-canceler'comprising a rotary friction feed-roll; a letter-guide for guiding. .95 a letter in the direction or; he rotation of said roll; means for holding a bunch of letters with one of said letters in contact with said roll and guide; a rotary type-holder arranged to carry its type in the pathof the letter to clamp the letter between the feed-roll and the type; and a withdrawing-roll arranged adjacent the friction feed-rollto operate in conjunction with said feed-rollto carry the] letter away from the path of the type. y 2. A stamp-canceler comprising a rotary friction feed-roll; a letter-guide for'guiding a letter inthe direction of the-rotation of said roll; means for holding a bunch of letters with one of said letters in contact with's'aid roll and guide; arotary type-holder arranged to carry its type in the path of the letter to clamp the letter between the feed-roll and the type; a stop to stop the letter and hold it, in the path of the type and being arranged. with a letter-passage between the stop and the feed roll; and a withdraivingroll. arranged to carry the letter away from the path 3. A stamp-canceler comprising a rotary friction feed-roll means for holding a bunch of letterstwith one of said letters in contact; with the feedroll; a stop for stopping said letter; and a rotary type-holder and'type arranged to throw the letter away from the stop onto the feed-roll to clamp the letter between the type and the feed-roll.

4. The combination of a rotary friction feed-roll; a letter-guide arranged in proximity to theroll; a follower arranged below theroll to carry a bunch of letters up toward the roll; a stop'arrangedin proximityto the roll in the path ofthe letter driven by' the roll, a

passage for the letter being provided between the stop and the roll; a rotary type-holder with type arranged to lift the letter frorn,the'

' stop and to clamp the letter between the type 7; In a stamp-can'celer,

and the roll; and a withdrawing-rollarranged in proximity. to the feed-roll to receive the letters between the withdrawing-roll and the feed-roll to withdraw the letter from the path of the type. t

5. In a stamp-canceler,.the combination with the feed-roll, of a-withdrawing-roll arranged in proximity to the feed-roll to receive a letter; and a letter-rack arranged above the withdrawing-roll to receive the letter from said rolls and furnished in its bottom with an I drawing-roll rotates.

opening in which the upper face of the with- 6. A stamp cancelcr comprisinga feed-roll; a type-holderarranged to rotate with said feed-roll to print npona letter carried beholder; p ly and outwardly curl ing Y along ha bunch of letters ina he slid toward the feed-roll; anda curved '3g guide in close proximity to and in convengence with the .feed-roil and at an angle with the saidJway; a projecting angle being'at the junction of. the way and the guide toseparate from the letters on the way, the letter 35 which contacts with the feed-roll;

8. Ina stamp-canceler, the combination I with a rotary feed-roll and a rotary typeholder, of an'upwardly-sloping curved way leading, toward the feed-roll; a curved guide at the upper end of the way to. guide a letter into the path of the type inthe type-holder;

a projecting angle being at the junction ofthe way and guide; and a stop to stop-a let ter on the guide in the path of the type.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, at Los Angeles, California, this 14th day of December, 1899.

'osnr -l GUIDINGER Witnesses;

JAMES R; TOWNSEND, JULIA TOWNSEND. 

